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freshclam(1)			Clam AntiVirus			  freshclam(1)

NAME
       freshclam - update virus databases

SYNOPSIS
       freshclam [options]

DESCRIPTION
       freshclam is a virus database update tool for ClamAV.

OPTIONS
       Freshclam reads its configuration from freshclam.conf. The settings can
       be overwritten with command line options.

       -h, --help
	      Output help information and exit.

       -V, --version
	      Print version number and exit.

       -v, --verbose
	      Be verbose. This option causes freshclam	to  print  much	 addi‐
	      tional information.

       --quiet
	      Be quiet - output only error messages.

       --no-warnings
	      Don't print and log warnings.

       -v, --debug
	      Enable debug messages from LibClamAV.

       --stdout
	      Write all messages to stdout.

       -l FILE, --log=FILE
	      Write download report to FILE.

       --datadir=DIRECTORY
	      Install  new  database  in  DIRECTORY.  The  directory  must  be
	      writable for the '' user or unprivileged user running freshclam.

       -u USER, --user USER
	      Run as USER. By default (when started by root)  freshclam	 drops
	      privileges and operates as the '' user.

       -d, --daemon
	      Run  in  a daemon mode. This option requires --checks.  -p FILE,
	      --pid=FILE Write daemon's pid to FILE.

       --no-dns
	      This option forces old non-DNS verification  method  (without  a
	      TTL delay).

       -c #n, --checks=#n
	      Check  #n times per day for a new database. #n must be between 1
	      and 50.

       --daemon-notify=/path/to/clamd.conf
	      Notify the daemon about the new database. By default it reads  a
	      hardcoded	 config	 file  but  you	 can use a different one. Both
	      local and TCP sockets are supported.

       -a IP, --local-address=IP
	      Use (local) IP for HTTP downloads. Useful for  multi-homed  sys‐
	      tems.  If binding fails for whatever reason, a warning is issued
	      and freshclam behaves like without this flag.

       --on-error-execute=COMMAND
	      Execute COMMAND if error occurred. Remember, that virus database
	      freshness is the most important thing in anti-virus system. With
	      this option freshclam can alert you (eg. send  SMS)  when	 some‐
	      thing is going wrong.

       --on-update-execute=COMMAND
	      Execute COMMAND after successful update.

       --on-outdated-execute=COMMAND
	      Execute  COMMAND when freshclam reports outdated version. In the
	      command string %v will be replaced by the new version number.

       --list-mirrors
	      Print mirror details from mirrors.dat (cache file for the mirror
	      manager).

       --submit-stats[=/path/to/clamd.conf]
	      Upload  detection	 statistics  to the ClamAV Project (see fresh‐
	      clam.conf(5):SubmitDetectionStats for more details). No database
	      update will be performed. This option only works in the interac‐
	      tive mode.

       --update-db=DBNAME
	      With this option you can limit updates to a subset  of  database
	      files.   The  DBNAME  should  be	"main",	 "daily",  "bytecode",
	      "safebrowsing" or one of the  3rd	 party	database  names.  This
	      option  can be used multiple times and only works with the offi‐
	      cial and 3rd party databases distrubuted through the ClamAV mir‐
	      rors, your custom databases (specified with DatabaseCustomURL in
	      freshclam.conf) will not be ignored.

EXAMPLES
       (0) Download database to default directory:

	      freshclam

       (1) Download database to current directory:

	      freshclam --datadir=.

       (2) Run as a daemon and check 2 times per day for new database:

	      freshclam -d -c 2

RETURN CODES
       Some return codes of freshclam can be overwritten with a built-in  com‐
       mand EXIT_n which can be passed to --on-*-execute, eg. --on-update-exe‐
       cute=EXIT_1 will force freshclam to always return  1  after  successful
       database update.

       0 : Database is up-to-date or successfully updated.

       40: Unknown option passed.

       50: Can't change directory.

       51: Can't check MD5 sum.

       52: Connection (network) problem.

       53: Can't unlink file.

       54: MD5 or digital signature verification error.

       55: Error reading file.

       56: Config file error.

       57: Can't create new file.

       58: Can't read database from remote server.

       59: Mirrors are not fully synchronized (try again later).

       60: Can't get information about '' user from /etc/passwd.

       61: Can't drop privileges.

       62: Can't initialize logger.

FILES
       /etc/freshclam.conf

CREDITS
       Please check the full documentation for credits.

AUTHOR
       Tomasz Kojm <tkojm@clamav.net>

SEE ALSO
       freshclam.conf(5), clamd(8), clamd.conf(5), clamscan(1)

ClamAV 0.98.1		       February 12, 2007		  freshclam(1)
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